Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-03-25


.sH Mr.. Coplestone has come to youl
tell him + am not gone. They ar@
keeping me here still. The side-gat@
will be open, and Mrs. Hardy will
leave the door unlocked. She hal
helped me. There is cab waitingl
Send him back at once, Il he would
ever see me again. The driver may bA
trusted. y
That IS Just like them!'' exI
claimed. 1.-The Basilisk has tried to
put us on q false scent, and all the,
while Mary is still at Hanover Lodge
Shaw looked anxious.
DO you know the handwriting hs
asked. u gJ= ii us
cit is Mary's,," ! said. ..I will co.
ST may be q trick" said he.
$50 may the other" / answered;
t.mueh moro probably. Once before
they pretended that she had gone, and
kept her . prisoner. This is only q
variation of the old trick. The note
about the Harwich route is a clumsy
forgery. It would have sent us off on
q wild-goose chase, and meanwhile
Plowitz could carry her off some other
way without fear Of Interruption
Shaw seemed impressed,
ss'You know them better than I do. =
Eyes; will go at once. y 81
perhaps you had better" he said.
...Take this with you. It may be useful. =
He handed me q neat little revolver.
I took it, and resolved to use it on the
first possible provocation from any Of
that gang of murderers. Fl.
CHOW then; where is the cabp"
asked as we came out into the hall.
'sAt the gate, sir, and waiting" said
Anthony, grufiy, but resignedly.
His nights rest was hopelessly spoilt.
but he contrived to put sort Of latent
tone Of sympathy even into his gruf-
ness. 5jss &ss: 8 tsE ID
At the gate we found avery ordinary
looking hanson. zr5# q
"Who sent you herep'' said I to the
driver. e.4
.'The woman up at Hanover Lodge -
said the man, a grey-hearded individ-
ual, who seemed more fitted for tho box
of decrepit four-wheeler. Hardy s
missis. as keeps the gates.''
II shall co. I said in a whisper to
Shaw. at &@5 IS l. ~
We had hurried conversation as to
plans and communications, which, short
as it was, was broken in upon by the
driver, who observed: 5E,
''Beg pardon, sir; but Mrs. Hardy
said, as if you didn't come sharp, you
might as well. not come at all. No
offence, gentlemon; but that was the
message she gave TO me. ~ .a2
Gail right" I said, and jumping in,
waved q goodbye to Shaw, and was
driven off at a round pace towards
Hanover Lodge.
There were no signs of day when the
cab stopped, as we'll as could judge,
at the entrance to the lane.
.Iwas to stop here" said the man
"not to disturb the folks at the gate
was my orders.'' 81 o--4.-~s@
"Then you will wait herep" said I,
standing on the footboard. 49,
II was to wait here till you came
back. - said the ancient driver, who
seemed a model of discipline.
..And thenp" asked. :
"Then I was to drive back where
brought you FROM" 6. .,:5=ss
This, seemed convincing enough
under the circumstances. I jumped
down, and made my way along The
lane. Keeping well on the grass-growr
sidewalk, soon reached the gates Of
Hanover Lodge. It was very dark,
but I could dimly make out the outline
of the gate-house and the bars of the
big gate. I crept up to it. The little
side-gate was ajar! It yielded noise
lessly to my pressure. I was within
the grounds! i "A.
Swiftly and silently, with the revolver
ready for instant use, I sped along the
turf border till well beyond the cottage.
The turf continued to muffle my
footsteps, the darkness and the thick
shrubbery effectually concealed my
forms Soon I was crossing She bridge
from which, but a few hours before,
had taken my desperate leap for life.
crouched beneath the parapet as
crossed it, lest haply some eye might
see my form against the sky, as / had
seen the figures of my bafled pursuera
a while ago. But there was little fear
of that now. The moon had long sunk,
and the darkness darkness of the
autumn morning intense. ]
reached the end of the avenue, and
with a heart beating more and more
eagerly as neared the goal. picturing
the delight, even in the danger, of meet.
ing Mary at the side-door, and bring
ing her off in safety to the haven of St.
Bartimeus's, I made out the dim shape
OF the house, dark, lifeless, menancing,
gtrt by whispering masses Of sere-leav-
ed trees across the looming lawn.
There, in that dark, heartless shadow,
my. loves warm heart was beating
eagerly in the midst Of it's fear, its sus-
pense, love was keeping vigil for me,
I knew. And with strength and a
resolve which made all dangers seem
small, and death. if needs be, for her
sake a delight, ] prepared to skirt the
grass and reach the gate Of promise.
a stumble over tree-roots in the
darkness gave ma a WARMING that can.